[Arriva London South] - Delivery is expected soon for 21 10.5m Volvo B5L Hybrid double deckers with Wrightbus Gemini 2 bodywork. These buses will be allocated to Brixton Garage [BN]. Please note that none of these are in service yet.

[First Berkshire] - Five new Volvo 7900H hybrid single deckers have been delivered for the “7 Series” routes at Slough Garage [SL]. Entry into service will depend on when PDI checks at the Volvo (Hayes) dealership have been completed and their branding has been applied.

[Go Ahead London] - LT118 commenced service on 17/12/13 from around 18:00 until Midnight. LT118 was then used midweek in the Rochdale area to transport guests to and from the funeral of Vince McKenna, owner of McKenna and Mobitec blinds. The main destination blind showed "Vinny" with a photo of Vince in the "number box". LT118 also visited Stagecoach Hyde Road and Middleton Bus Station.
Photo's at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mancs/

LT119 has yet to enter service. The two additional buses allocated to route 11 are for a forthcoming pvr increase, due to a diversion for CrossRail works and to replace LT62, which was seriously damaged in an accident on 22/09/13.

LT118 - LTZ1118
LT119 - LTZ1119

[Go Ahead London] - The two BYD K9E B21D electric single deckers were delivered to Waterloo Garage [RA] this week. UW 14000kgs. EB1 entered service on 20/12/13. These buses will not run at weekends, but can be seen at the charging points at the front of Waterloo Garage, which is closed at weekends.

[Arriva the Shires - MK Metro] - Eight new electric 9.6m Wrightbus E-Tric wheel-forward B37F StreetLite WFEV single deck buses are being delivered to work on route 7 from Wolverton to Bletchley. They are scheduled to start in service some time in January.

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